Misheard song lyrics

[kphoger]

It sounded like 'douche' instead of 'deuce', 'cos of the technical process – a faulty azimuth due to tape-head angles, and it meant we couldn't remix it.  [...]  Apparently Springsteen thought we'd done it deliberately, which we hadn't, so if I ever saw him I'd avoid him and cringe away like a frightened little boy.

— Manfred Mann

[kurumi]

Periphery - Wildfire:
Actual: With a malicious intent, I'll take two to the head
Heard: Bubblicious intent, I'll take two to the head

Obviously Bandit's threads have an effect on all of us

[tmoore952]

Heard three of my long-time mishears (by me) over the weekend, but I can only remember two right now. If I remember the 3rd I'll post that one later.

Pearl Jam - "Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town"
Actual lyric "Hearts and Thoughts they fade, fade away"
Misheard as "Arts and Farts they fade, fade away"

Bee Gees - "Night Fever"
Actual lyric - "I get higher in my walkin'"
Misheard as "I get higher in Milwaukee"

[kphoger]

Bon Jovi — Livin' on a Prayer — It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not

[vtk]

Surprised no one's mentioned "Hold me closer, Tony Danza" yet.

Tiny Dancer from Elton John! That one made me LOL!

Reading through thread for first time to make sure I am not repeating anything in new posts.

As a result I am reading 8 or 9 year old posts.

I never got the Tony Danza reference (or better said -- thought it was funny) because that song was out several years before I ever heard of Tony Danza (I first heard of him on the "Taxi" TV show). So this must have been misheard by someone who does not remember a time without Tony Danza.

Phoebe Buffay on Friends thought the song was about Tony Danza

Bon Jovi — Livin' on a Prayer — It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not

That's my preferred way to sing it. (By the way, if it doesn't make a difference, then why does he swear to it in another line?)